Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 12, 1876, Page 7

RELIGIOUS. ing Reports from the Re- mw\:ivagl Work in the City and guburban Towns. : he Rove O L. Thompson Con= ducts tho Evening Services at the Tabernacle. ugivorsary of the Woodford County Mvomblo Soolety---Eeoret of Moody's Power. THE REVIVAL. TNEB KOONDAY MEETING, “fyere was & good atlendance, but no crowd, \parwoll Hall yesterday. After the hymn, :Wafl( for the night is coming, tho Rev. Mr. avis ;cau\' the followlng request for prayer, aentioning also sevoral calls for thankegiving rayer answered: 3 ‘That the Holy Spirit will manifest his blersed *sence with the ministers, churches, and peo- o thistyfive cittes and villages In the North- yist; for s mission Bunday-school in this city; fetho Clirstian’ Ascoclation nd temperance’ Yokohama, Japan; for a physician in s busincss man, two brothers, and o fricnds; for o father and six sons, a hus. dand wife, and a bereaved husband and his ibérices childrens for tbreo infidels, that God- Wil open thelr eyesj from a lady @ Rbode Istand, *DPray that my hus« and family be saved now"; for e palvation of twenty-nino dons, presented by anxfous fathers and mothors; for thros wrions tn troublo; by husband for his wife pdmother; for four wanderers from Ohrist; fprthe salyation of soventeen young men, and uests from young men to be led by ‘&,"fi?\flp\rn; Tor hirtystwo. brothors: thak they bo saved; for two Bunday-schools; far tho convcrfilon of nine daughters by “their prentsi spocial requests for four wandering id_wayward - sons by thele heart-broken wotbers; for the converslon of fonr ephewe; soveral requests for . unsaved unilles by thelr Iriende; for four inly friends that thelr oyes be opencd fosee the truth; for sixtcen lusbands by thelr yires that thiey now seo Chrlst and nccc{l Him; from_goveral believers that they be filled with 10 Holy Spirit; soveral requests for aged pa- reata by their children; forn sister noar denth, sd for tho conversion of soven slstors by broth- (mvand slsters; united requosts for threo rons mothers, and a Bunduy-schoolclass; forn Zk physlelan; for a men who 18 rulning younys gen; for « husband and wife in Omaha; many quests for siclc yricnds _and “relatives; for n taiiness man_in New Yorlk; two requests for umychildren ¥ by mothiers; several roguests for Impenitent porsons that God will save them wow; pray unccasiugly for the drinking men of s aity, and for the Holy Spirlt to work mightlly through the churches and ministers of géChrlstlan Alllance, ¢ ‘The fullowing dispatches recclved by Mr, Cree were aleo read : Fonr Warng, Ind., Dec. 1l.—Meotings pro- prening finely; attendance reat at all hours; in. quiry-rooma . crowded nightly: men's moetings juterday unprecedented ,in this city: women's pxli:nz ‘Wlsosuccesaful; religloua interest peryades es: 1., Dee. 11.~Crowiled andlénco yes- fedsy; wnany professcd Christ; groot joy in‘this iy, (!unex. In,, Dec, 11.—Brown closrd his Inbora petnight. Glorions meeting; over 100 Inquircrs, Broowikarox, Dec. 11,—Largo unlon mectings ader direction of Mr. Morehouse. I'rospect of g B R0, Diec,, 11, —Onera-Honso and larg- ok 10 New Yorky d, Peonta, 1., et church 1o Tnek’ night,” About 100 nroso for prayers, The Scripture lesson waa rend by the Rev. Mr. Pentecct, of Boston, from 1. “Thessalonlans, frst chapter, He thourht snything could be apected of o clitreh that was “in Jesus Christ. Asd nonatter how perfeetly God was usinz his wrvants, they were Btill the objects of pruyer, The labar was a work of falth, Every work of fiith branched out. (nto labors of love.” Patisncg bope fu the Lord Jesue Clriat was a- joyful tdoght. In His sanctificd love was a glorlous pastobe, The (ios;ml camo not In word only, talso fn powerand in the Holy Ghost. Some 7 the Holy Ghost oxhausted Himself whon Hewrote tlie Word, but the two must come ether I ecither come Into power. God & way of communleating the news of His = mighty works, gnd those pueat should Dbe thaukful® that this work did not end here in : ut wos golng et into all the ends of the’carth, Wherever there was & work of grace thero were spiritunl womunientions that went into all the world, Iike the electrie wires that reached fromn the of- 0 of 5 hotel to_every room {n the buflding, The whole secrct of real work waa in receiving the Word, nat us the thoughts of man, but na Welnspiration of God, nnd tho instant it 13 sn meedved [t bogins Instantly to work in the heart of the reclpient. That was the feeling for nll toacquire, that the Word of God waa sanctitled, nd tnat salvation would follow of iteelf, After te fnished, the hymn **Still there's more to follow " was sung, und the mectlug wus thrown open for the usual Monday reports, ¢ The Rov. J. Il Walker wanted the oeople to thabk God fur the spirit now .being iani- fated in the churchies which hnd no pastors to weport for them. Last night there had been f.;l‘mlx: converts In Wischurch, the Reunton Pres- Uptesan, The Rev. John Atkinson reported many in- uirers and converts fv his churcl, as well ‘asa op and carncst spirit. Tho Rev. Dr. Thompson sald, in looking back fhrough tho hlstorfi' of the past cleven weeks, Becould ses that God’s work was working up from the roots; that o more kindly spirit had ben born In the Ckrlstians of ‘the various turches, and in_overy way we' hud qvidence that God had nffécted his people in o Way that nrs pledge of a great future harvest, lu iuke espectilly of the ?n\n ool performed fn own church by thu instillution of the preat nl»lnt of revlynl “and growth, Evens whisper olthe good tilines now wont around with in- :fiflg power untll 1t reachud the very gatea ven. The Rev. Dr, Post, a German minfster, sald X could give thanks to God that an carnest, D fecling had spread nmong the forclan m}mlnlmn of the eity, e hod seen much in, own church to truly rejoico hls henrt, Thers *ue sixteen young conyerts wulting to Joln the urch next Sundey, 1o was sorry that the Binlsters of forelgn churches huod stood alont ‘m these mcetinigs, but he thought blessed * vorkswould yot by allowed to flow from thuss o beld thomsutves apart. The Rev. Dr. Goodwin, of tho First Congre- ml‘mml Church, told of o_praycr-mectiug of -mutes fn bis chureh, Ile sald every man A & way to pralse the Lord. 1118 own church ;fl! marchivg uround ‘the walls of several etichos, and they wero about to fall, Jbe Rev, Galushu Auderson, of the Becomd iptist Chiurch, reported many tokens of God's 9 and Incrensinys interest, Tho Hev, Ar, Youker expacted to feo s f8vsal fu Bridgenort, his feld of Jabor, wuls wers cunverted lust week, "rnc Rev, Mr, Unrkhurst seisted his experi- 0 with sowe Gerinan chlldeen, only ouns ol vhom cuubd q{enk Eugtlsh. Tho Rev, J, Monro Glbsun sald the work was kving on sf eudllf' and surely in his church. A, Moody tofil of u lady converted In the in- FF-roomn, notwithstanding the opposition aud 'P'Mvuliun of her husband. Ater her conver- i abe et lier husband {n the same inguiry- “"’“}ul:d iuumilhlu\ [ cunw:ru:id man moments were spent In ellent prayer, e whict the Hov. Jr. Caldwell 1ol ‘fu Ta . 'g r, !‘mxl)' called a mecting of the ladies; A b wished o mect 1o the upper all, % Frauces B, Willard, tho eflicient aud olo- dueat Becrutury of the Womun's Chirlstian Tem- nance Union, was present, having returmed " h:‘lggg lnctufln;:dmnlr at “'f li:uu. awhem ¢n very cordtally revelved and ver, Yurmly cummcnyalcd. v 7. Th TUtX TADENNACLE, g 6 attendunco fu tho cvenlng was not as mflg‘u usual, but tho bullding was over two- by b1 Siled, 'Tho praise-mectiug was couducted fin r Hmkux asslstod by the Kev. Dry C. L. 'fld'fu ol tr. Bankey sanyg severul of his fu- % mns, wwong which wus # Waiting und atl lh?: hev, Dr. Pentecost, of Boston, delivered ' tTmon, taking as hils taxts 7 for 5% Lard, be mercltulunto mo; heal ny soal, T sinned aguinst Theo,—Faulms, al{. muh-knuu ot thosoul, he sald, wus a sick- i m\;u}u death,—n spiritual sickness, which Ty e Liealed only this sldo of cternity amd eRreat physiclan, Uod. Christ canie on “"‘lqhul the slek of soul, the sluners; and it all to comu now and sccept ol Him Ut money or price, Bln was the mot of Idbmsme.uml soul-picknees was Joathsome from the h‘;‘r:"'l stundpolut, . It left its sting 3ust ns We ’u_‘=I ol futcmperanco left ite Liesducho, ‘Mou:hcd Wwith the dlacase without stopping the lu:b( er fta Inevitabile consequences, 1ist us ‘uwl riate did with his wine, The decaso Yy i-‘}nutuus. unclean, and to bo despisal, 1t ivess t‘r:rl.u”(: va’rt;‘?'l h‘.;n:l Inld dhuld up:ndcur Wy DUt Chrlt -t ready to hed it Wreall Thosickucss waa t our souls, be- rand oven cause wo had sinned ngamnat God, sod all that waa aaked of us to be henled and made clean wan to confess our sin and ery out with tho, text, *Lord, be merciful unto me.® Mercy was tho only inedicine for the soul,—tha great curative, It was that principlo of graco by which God could anve tho sfnner and still bo Just and holy. ‘The medicing was free toall 'who asked, niid thoso disensed could bo healed in a momont I the would only manifest thelr dealre by confesslon and penitenca, The exercises were continued with sinaingand '::lt?uls'id by the Rove. Thompaon, Davis, and Mr. 8ankey shnounced that tosmorrow even- ing tho meetidg would bo for the young men, tickets to which could be procured at Farwel Tall, and that on S8unday u meeting would be heldat 4 o'clock fn tha afternoon for ladles only, and in tho ovening at 8 o’clock for gentls- men only, THR CONVERTS' MEBTING. 80 perverse 18 hummnn pature that whena Tuman being Is informed of a place where some- thing js golug on which it fa desired ahall bo kept & profound socret, that s just the placa aud the thing In which ne is capecially ntcrost- cd. Mr, Moody's private mectings for converts and {nquirers are no exception to this rule, Last Monday, ulght a nowspaper-man, who' was not suspected of. any vory religlous proclivi- tlea by liis brethren of ithe staff, presonted himeel? at the door- of Farwell Ilall aud was admitted on tho announcement that he was * an fnquirer,’’ which, of course, was trus fu n newspaper. scnse, bul notin the scnse In which the doorkeeper underatood ft. This re- port {s with the full consent of pcrsons in au- thority, it belng thought dosirable that one of these incetings should be reported in order to answer the many questions which have been asked concerning the way Mr. Moody trains }leuuu who are brought to Christ under his min- stry. The reason for holding these meetings on Monday has heed to meet the objections so often tged against theso revival seryices, that people were converted in them and then left to iuke caro of themaclves, on which account moat of thetn went back to the world, and were all the worse for haviug passed through the hands of the evancelists. Mr. Moody by no means admits the above statement, and the facts show it to be untrue, but in order to guard thls point from possible " atinck by the encmics of revivals aswell as to render o valuablo service of training in the rudi- ments of Christlan lifo and work, this Mouday- night nceting was established. 1 the public, and capeclally the members of the press, wore adinitted there would be very little freedom for young persens unaccustomed tu tho sound of thelr own volee in publie, snd, in order to secure the Inrgest freedom from redtraint, Mr, Moody has rigldly excluded all who did not profess themselyes ‘as young con- verts or inquirers, The attendance last night wna about 500, This is not to be takeu ns the nguregate of thoas who huve besn converted at tue meetings. It would be nearer the truth to toke it ns the number who lave been converted duxluF the past two weeks, After a liftle “the - young counverts prefer to nattend tho meeting at the Tabernaclo whorao thoy can engage in tho work of the In- quiry-rooms or joln - the boys’ mceting, or the young men’s moeting, or thonceting of re- formed Inobristes, Thus from week to week tho Farwell Hall meeting on Monday night hns leen more properly a inceting of themost recent finvm-u and of those still juquiring the way of e, v At 8 o’clock Mr. Moody ontered and, fustead of golng on the platform, took his place on the floor in front of it, and, In the most informal and brotherly way, ho opened the exerclses hly saying, * Now what hymn shall we siog?”? ali- a-lozen different hynins were ealled for, butthe’ majority of volees seemed to bo for— o han day that fixed my choice Onthee, my Bavior and my God! and this was chosen, Mr. Moodi‘ Riving it out, and saying, * Now lct us sing It as young con- verts ought to alug; with spirlt and from the heart. 2 ‘After the singing, two or threc of the young converts voluntarlly led In prayer; if not in fincly finished sentences, Yyet, pnr}mpl, with more real Puycr in_thelr words than in thoso which are often heard in public places. Mr, Moody then sald that in placo of reading a Beripturo Iessou ho would let each one repeat n verso of Scripture which hnd been partleularly blessed to him or hery In response to which, about tifty young men and women rose rapidly, one after the othier, and recited somu short pas- eagre from God’s Word. ‘ostimonies wore next In order—ucw tostimo- nies; any one who_had testified for Christ at any Tormer meeting was ruled out. Then each one finvu n brief account of how he or she had found Christ, somg only sn_ylu;‘; "1 came to Christ 1nst night," or I have been trusting Christ since Iast week." Some of them gave the paseage of Scripture which had brought them into the light. Some gave a more detalled account of thelr converslon, though all were very brief, Several men who had been elaves to strong drink spoke of their deliverance; among theso were two sallors, There were soine Germaus aud Scundinavians, whose testimony in broken English was very impressivo. Over a hundred of thosu prosont toolt part in the mectine, which continued for an hour and a balf, after which linquirers were instructed in the way of salvation by a few: faithful and ju- dilous Christian workors, whio had been nvited to uttend for that capecinl work. . A more slmple, und at the samo time holpful, meeting for the new mombers of Christ’s household {t would be diifcult to Imegine. The training of thoso few cvenings at Farwell Hall, and, the further oxperience of work at the Tabernacle, will go far to eave the Clurch from Leing burdened With them hereafter ng dumb and [dle Curistlaus, the presence of which two classes of nominyl bellovers In the various v(lmm(\lunlolu thelr postors have su sadly de- ored, " 3 YILLD, LMITER & CO.'S EMPLOYRY, At lower Farwell Hailt lnst evening was betd one_of tho most intorcating of all the many smaller meetings which live grown out_of the revival. The omployes of the house of Messrs. Fleld, Lefter & Co.; many of whom arc Chris- tians and esome of whom aro young couverts, ayranged o ineetingof their own ab the plavs nbove mentioned, " at which Mr. . J. Willing, » 'monber of the firm, pre- eided; Mr. Lansing, of the upholstoring departinent, taking lis placo st the organ. ‘Ihere were 830 mien presont,—n congregation which nearly filled the hail,—a larger congrega- tlon than {8” averazed by uine out of teu of our Clieago churelics on Bunday. . “I'hu Seripturo lesson waa from the third chap- ter of the tiespel of John, belng the conversie tion of Christ with Nicodemus, and, sfter rayer, the meoting was ‘opened for remarks, everal {o\mw mell, who had cyidently mada some Mttle praparation for the ocedsion, affered briet and approprinto remarks, some of which hud o deelledly husluess style about them that was thoranghly nu}‘nyublo aud elficient, One gentio- mun spoke ot furing up our rightcousncas aud finding thoein short; of the hopelossncss of put- ting our caso for salvation on our keeping tha “Tonn Commandiients; of Christ having made a trunsfer of His rightcousnces tous; of God take iug Christ for His claim againat us; and, finally, of Chrlst writing Ilis signaturc -of acceptanco aerons our lives, Anather speaker made tho oxcellent polnt that we want Christ iirst as a S8avior, but not tlil aftor wo have received Him as® our Bavior can wo rightly recelvo im0 our teacher and our exawmplu,’ . ~ _ Earpest and fafithful words of counsel were spoken by Mr. Henry Eicld to the fntent that they should all study the Word of (tod, sl take it na tho guide of thelr lives. If the fnun e who hind Intoly been converted would stic cluee to tho Bidle, they wouldcometo bg atroug, useful, happy Chrlstians, Prayers were offered by Moasrs. Fleld nad Wilson. a1 ‘Towards the closs tho leador romarked that there were but five minutes left of thoe time for the mecting, and ho requosted that they mlfhz bo occupled with personal toatimoniea of balf & ininute each. ‘Fo this call thero wore many and protapt responscs, aftor which Mr. Wililng called on ol who were Christians to rise. The great majority of the men present arosej and at the next call, for those who bad any dealro to be- coma Christians, a considerable number moro stood up, - The mecting closed with a verse of a by, after which, for an hour or more, thers was an inguiry-meeting, at which the more ex- perienced Chrlstiuns, sotmo of them menibers of he fir, pid othurs old and honored cmployes of the bouse, Instructed aud pruyed with those who were sevking the Bavior, . Beldoma has & more interesting sight beon wit- nessed throughout the entira series of rovival mectings thun this sssembly of go largs a body of men from # singlo busincss-hotis to_encours age ona another In the Christian lfe. Tho nieotlng wus every way a success, sud the ex- cellent precedent thus st i ltkely to be fol- lowed by other business firms whose members arc Clristlan men. - ° MISCELLANEOUS, METHODIST MINISTENS' NEKTING, After thu prellminary opening services at tho Mcthodist ministers’ meeting yesterday morge Ing, the Rev. Mr, Willlamson called attention to the death of the Rev. C. C. Bushby, and tho ex- treme need of the widow and chitdren, ‘Pl Rov, M, Parkhurst imoyed that the Rev, Mr. Willlamson bo appointed o cotmities for the preachera {n the city to recelvo und forward contributions. . ‘The Rev. Mr. Patton moved that the pastors take up @ collection nuext Eabbuth, fn the THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1876, churehes whera no collection had been taken up, for Mrs, Bushby, Cerried. The order of tho day, viz.: the relations of anluml and pastoral reports, was taken up. Roports were made as follows: Tna Rev. Mr. Atkinaon, 100 souls scoking ro- ligion; nbout twenty-five were at the altar Jaat cvenlnfi. and a very graclous revival s moviog forward, ‘Tho Rev. Mr. Boring reported that 00 per cent of his church attend praycr-meetings, rnd volces arc heard in praycr. Bomo twolve rose for nrnvcn Iast evening. g called attention to the lousands of people In the northweat portion of the dl{zutmrl y neglected. The Rev. Mr. lloom reported having had elght conversions recently, Tho Rev. Mr. Tobias.reported some fifteen conversions recently, and six were received into the church last evening. Te Rev, Mr, Adams reported twenty-thres hg Istter and twenty-thres by probation since the Conference, Tho Rev, Mr, Patton has recelved twenty-cight on probation since the Conference, and said iho ordlary means of fimu was exceedingly pro- clous; had four Inquirers last evening. The Rev, Mr, Parkhurst reported several con- versions, ; The Rev. Mr. Willlamson reported a large number af old church-letters comming in. At the unlon meeting Jast evening thera were al- most o hundred {nquirces, ¢ The Hev. Mr. Willing reported that, since the 18at sacramentnl service, thirty had been recelved intothe church, and the Bunday-school hed doubled in the last three months, The Rev. Mr. Craven roported that six rose for rm?'cn laat evening. The Rev, M. Marsh reported that efght had hoen received into the churclt this month, and that five converaions had taken place, INTERESTING NIALE ANNIVERBARY, Tho forty-fifth_aanlversary of the -Woodford County Bible 8oclety, one of the oldest auxilia- rles of the Americat Biblo Boelety In the State, was hold in Eurcln ' Inst Sabbath evening, Ad- drenses were delivered by the Kev, Dr. Harts- horn, of Pontiac, Prof. Allen, of Eurcka Col- !eFe, and District Sceretary Smith, of Morrison. Tho houge was densely packed, all the congremn- tions of the place nnliing in the servicea. The Boclely secins now to be entirely upon a new careor of activity in the work which it has been 80 long prosecating, The oflicers olected wora: The Rev. M. 8. Ormsby, President; I'rof. Joscph Rirk, Becretary; H. C. Balrd, 'Freasurcr; John Darst, of Eurcka, Dr. Stockwell, of El Paso, Judgd J. 3. McCullough, of Cizenovis, Di- reeto! MOODY'S POWEH. To the Editor of The Tridune. Cnicaco, Dee 11.—1 bollove ewerybody has hind & say nbout tho sccret of Mouds's power but me, 80 now I want a chance, I donot think any one has made o * ten-strike * yot. Thercal trutl is, he Is not afraid of the Devill In an ad- dress not long ago, Mr. Moody said.hie % never let the, Dovil whisper to him.” So, of course, he never pgets o chaove to influence him, He saw clearly, twenty ycars ngo, that there were only two sides to this life,~Christ's side or the Devil’s side. Ho then and there made up his mind never to be caught striding the fence. IHo 18 an awful * stick-to-it"" kind of n man, and when &l]x{ the help of God) he got the serpent under his feet ho resolved by the same power to keep him there. "The reason 8o many let him get the * upner hand "' sgain is, that thu{d let the .infernal old H curge of thewarld ! “whisperto them.” Mr, Moudy never gives him o rcnhlu¥-cpell. no mattcr how hard ho begs or what ha tries to Lriboe nim with to just step off for a minute, He-| can wrlgzln himselt clear In that time, as many o minister has found to hissorrow. When Batan trics that trick on him, he juat plants both fect fair nnd square, while Lo prays the Lord to “make him wclg}x":l ton.” Once in o while he gives an extra stamp right in the lylng miscre- ant's face. ° Last Monday, ot the noon prayer-mecting, he fin«. agood ono between the eyes when Mr. foody sald that “he heard u great deal of talk about Christians not holding out well who wero converted at revivals.” ¢ Now,” paid he, *1°| want to_know how that ismysell.” He thén requested all who had_been converted during revival times to “ stand up.” Farwell Hall was full, and two-thirds of the people ross quickly to their feot. “There,” ho cxclaimed, that filvcs the le to the Devil, and scnds back to hell where it camo from!” I tell you, I Just wanted 1o jump on n chair aiid_shout, ** Glory to God, peaco on_earth and good will to everybody but the Devil!* I helieve the people would “have shouted the roof off if it had once fot started. It fano mistako that Mr. Moody I8 *rock- rooted " (n8 Tz TrinuNz hos it) Inn certain bellef, and that beliet {s: All a man has to do to get Satan under his feet and _keep him there, is to trust In the Lord Jesus and *‘nover lot the Devil whisper to him.” Psren PeuTOoN, OTTAWA, 1L . 8pecial Dispatch to The Tribune. 0OrTAWA, 1IL, Dee, 11.—=Mr. C. Inglis, an En- glish ovangelist, closed last cvening at tho Congregatlonal Church a two weeks' serics of union Gospel meetings, conducted under tho susplces of tho Conaregationn), Presbyterian, Methodlst, and Baptist Churches. Eilghty per- sons have puhllcly professed ¢onversion. Unlon religlous meefln%s will be held throughout this week at the Baptist Church. AMUSEMENTS. THE BALSBURY TROUBADORS. 1f any place of amusement suffered Inst night from the effccts of the Drookiyn fire on the popular imagination it cortainly was not Haver- 1y'a Theatre, where o full Louss gathored to witness the performanco of the Balsbury Trou- .badors, There were new faces In the company. Mr, Jobn Gourlay, a comedian of somo small merit and an agile dancer, supplied tho place of tho old bullo, aud Miss Blanche Corelll, a swoet soprano, has becn engaged to supply the parts requlred of her predecessor, whose name. un- fortungtely has not been handed down to famo, Of tha entertalumont as & whole nothing new can be sald. The new exiravaganza—'‘Tho Brooks” like tha old * Patchwork™~is n slender thread of dialogue, on which aro strung comic song, dance, and mimicry, IE tho art of the actors is nevor very elovatedin tone, neither 1 it dep: ng u effect. , Itis always agrec- able, free from vulgar cffccts, casy In delivery, and ropld in cousummation, The singing s, as u_matter of course, of the most ordinary deecription—no better thana good amateur soclety with s little practice might bo expected to accomplish. Tho diversity of the cntertalnment, however, would bu beyond tho reach even of most professiunal orzanizations; and fn this fact cousista lta chlef merit. Thero is of comlic-opera and opera-bouflo good ature; ot tesque dancing a suflicient specime; of farco & triflo; and of pure a mal epirits an sbundance, ‘The real tality .whlm tho performers con- stantly exbiblt s, indced, thelr virtus. Thoy infect'the audicnce with a species of violent mirth, whoeo cffccta are s cvanoscent as they aro powerfal, The mystery {s, wheu ell is over, why everybody has laughed; yot the fact that everybody lus laughed remalns. Wo do not know that anybods need fool ashamed of ity Thero {a nothing In the porformauce thut is vul- kar, and there s nothl nE which 1s silly with- out causs, Tho opening , ° farco, it must by confessed, s “stupld; but 1¢ {s cstablished In the profession as a proper oponing for an entertaluinont of this descrip- tion, and 1t is therofors traditioually and re- spectably stupld. e THE RELLOGG OPERA. ‘The sals of scats for the coming opera season will open at Mchckor:l Theatrs box-office Thursday morning uext, ‘lhe frst opera night will be Tuesday, Dee. 10, when “11 Tro- vators” will bo presented. Wedneaday night *The Marrlago of Figaro " will bu given, and Friday night “The Flyfif Dutchmun.' At tne matines Baturday, Miss Kellogg will appear In one ofgher favorito oporas, —_— - DRAMATIC NOTES, ‘The Florcuves continue at McVicker's Theatre this week, ‘Fhe play is ** The Mighty Dollar.” The off-day matinees will Lerealter be omit- ted at the Musoum, und the ¢ Collecn Hawn" wlil be glven overy night aud at the matinees of Wednesday and Saturiay. Tho Adelphi Thestre offera s long variety bill. he Bnow brothors are among the best scrobsts lately soen hers, There {s alsotho usualallows suca'of slnging and dancing, Tho_attondance ot all the thoatres cxcept Haverly's showed a marked fulling off last ulght, and the result was attributed by many to the Influence of the Brooklyn fire. But whethier this was the truo explanation, or & convenlent excuso for bad business, canuat bo QCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Youx, Dee. 11 — Arrived—8teamship ‘Wisconsin, from Liverpool. Loxvox, Dec, 11.—S8leamships Stato of Vir- ginia and Arragon, from New York, and Peru- vian, from Portlund, have arrived out. Loxpox, Dee, 11,—Bteanships Auchoyia and Awgrique, frow New York, have arrived out. THE COURTS. The “Burlington Crossing"’ Rail= ways Sued for $30,000 - Damages, William Rooney, Now in the Bride- well, Wants to Know if He Is a Vagrant, The Divorce Mill-=-Confessions: mentg-=-Now Sults, Etc. Judge Booth has for over two weeks past been hearing tho caso of Hatbaway va, The Iilinols Central Rallrond Company, the Michigan Cen- tral Rallroad Company, and the Chicago, Bur- Iington & Quincy Rallroad Company, to re- vover damages. Mr. Hathaway owns three houscs and lots on the northepst corner of Michigan avenue and the * Burlington Cross- ing," a8 it I called, near Sixtecnth street. IHe himself occuples onc house, and he clalms that the smoke, cinders, nolse, jar, and other dis- comforts caused by the iinmediate proximity ot the tralns at all hours of the day and night liaye annoyed him and Injured tho rental and «Judgs value of his houses to the wmount of ,000, to recover which ho there- fore brings suit. Judge Doolittle nppears for the plaintiff, and Messrs. Dexter, Jewett, and Bibley for the Hailroad Companles. The evidence was all concluded yesterday, and to- 2:[)' will bo occupied by the afguments of coun- PETITION FOR MANDAMUS, Edward C. Cooledge, Leland Moody, aml Robert Leitch, flled & petitlon yesterday in tho Circuit Court agalnst the Board of Auditurs of tho Town of Lyous to compel them toffaudit a judgment for 86,740, The petitiont: state that {n July, 1870, they recov- cred tho above-numid amount agaust the town for damages. The judgment not belng pald in 1871, they made application to the Board of Audlitora to sadit ¢, so that a tax could be levied for the amount and they he pald, The Board refused, and succeeding Boards have re- fused, and now, having exhiausted their paticuce, petitioners ask for a mandamus to com;:el the auditing sud paymentof thelr fudg- ment, : 18 1IE A VAGRANT] William Rooney flled a potition for habeas corpus yesterduy to fiud out whother lie was o vagrant or nut. " Wiltlam says that on the nlght of ‘the 20th of August iast, when he was asleep, ho was arrested and taken to the Twelfth-Street Statfon. Here o was kept three days, no arrant having ever been Issucd for his arrest, and ho was then taken to tht Unlon Btation, booked as a vagrant, and brought up for trial. First inding out then, us he states, the cause of his urrest, aud fearing be would be tricd and convicted without chancs to defend himself, he took o change to Justice Bnlisbury, "That functlonary urumfnly fincd hiin 820, mid directed that §f o could nut pay §t he -‘mnhl board at the county’s expenso at the Ifouse of Correction. e Is” enjoving the ealubrious cli- mate of this retreat now, and, having had abun- dant. time to think over his affalrs, ho has come 1o the conclusion that his smprisonment s f1- legal, no warrant for his arreat havine ever been fssued, and ho desfres the matter Inquired jnto by the Court. Mary Hinkley fiied a bill yeaterday apainat her husband, James B. linkley, accusing him of_adultery, and nsking for a divoree. Mary Chocliol ulso tlled n petition fora lHke favor, on tho ground that her husband s s0 ac- customed to fil-treating lier that she cantot live with hitm any longer. Alice Orlup likewise makes divers grievous complaints azalnst Spencor Orlup, whose name sbe hag worn for nbout twenty-seven years, She charges hin with blackening her eyes and discoloring her face and body by numecrous blows, and finnlly with having tbreatened to kill her; and sho therefore feels compelled to Invoke the ald of somo Jnerciful Judge In her behatf, who will cut her loese from such an un- desirable partner, ° DIVONCES. 1TEMS. Judlml)rummonm\'ucni;azed esterdayafter- noon in hearing & motion for Injunction in the casnsof tho Cilnton Wire-Cloth Company vs. Lockwood and Warner. Temporary fnjunctfons werg granted under bond of 8 in the former case and 82,000 in the latter. Judgs Booth ordered u specinl venire for twenty-four jurors, to be returned by Dee, 18, UNITED BTATES COURTS, The Conncetleut Mutual Life-Insuranco Com- pany fllc% o bill sgalnst Charles Boctteher, Augusts Boctteher, "August Brlnfil:r. William Wahrganz, 1, Richter, Edward_Welseth, Fred Kochler, Louis Karstens, W. Sprank, ¥, M. Dradley, Charles Lehman, Lazarus Stiverman, Ilenry Dettman, Fred Kutz, T. W, Phinnoy, the Utlea' Cetnent Company, and the Weatern' Ce- ment Company to foreclose a mortgage for $0.000on Lot 2 of the Assessoral Divislon of Laota 03, 66, 08, and 67 of Butterfield’s Addition, George ¥, Comstock begran n suit for $5,000 agafost Joseph E. nnd Joshua P, Young and Seth Wadhams, £5,000. DANKLUPTOY MATTEIS, A dischargo wns lssued to Robert Grifith and Henry Kiein. 1. B. Jenkins was _yestorday appolnted As- slgnec of James P, Hart. A mecting for the clection of an Assirnes for tho ostato of Michoel B. Kennoy will ba lheld this morning at 10 o'clock, A compositlon mectiug in tho case of Krame: Dros. 13 uleo sct for the same time, ) BUPERIOR COURT IN DRIRF, K. T, Adams, for the uss of J. IL'Bmart, sucd Nelson I Merriil, David Coey, and F. W. Raymond to recover $1,200. L C, Hawkins began a sult for 84,000 against the Chicago & Paclile Rallroad Comguny, Edwln A, Bowen filed » bill u;inlnu Edmund D. nud Margaret 'Faylor, B, F. Fridiey, A. A, Patton and E. H, Burdsall to foreclose & mort- fuga for 810,000 un the north nlne feet of tho wost 118% feet of Lot 10, aud the south eleven foct of the west 1135 feot of Lot 11 fn Whit- heck's Subidivision of Block 56 of the Canal g‘orull:‘tcu‘ Subdivision of the W. 3¢ of Bee. 27, c COUNTY COUKT. In the estate of Johu Y, Anderson a administration was mads to Peter T, son under bond for 84,500, THE CALL. Jupax DLoparTr~188 1o cnd of calendar, No, 187, Homan va. Maxwell, ou trial, Junar J AREsON—U20 to 11, excopt 328, 333, 334, 342, Jenor Moone—7, 8 0. No, 6on frial, Jubue Rousns—011 to 035, tnclusive,” No caso on trial, . Junak Booru=No call nntll to-murrow, Argn- ments 1o caso of liatheway va, lltuvis Central Tallroad Company, rant of awkiue Junax MoALLINTER—Dassed-cases term Nos. 1,020, 1,049, 1,077, 1,087, %012 , 2,05, 058, 2,005, 2,078, 4070 10, 2, 10, 2,180, 2, 180, 9,187, 2,101, 4,312, RN Junick FAnwsLL—Sel-ceso torm No, 3,138, Dal- lam va. Merritt, Junas Witniana—No call. No. 1,244, Taylor SUDGMENTA, . vs. Taylor, on trial. Uxiten 8ratza Cincuir Coonr—Jupae Duop- orrt—Joseph Micy va. Allemanlu Fira Insumnce (.'nmyll;}; verdict, 81, L1 i, and motlon for new trlal.—ame vs, Nelylils Mutual Marino & Fire Insurance Company, $1,700.~J. C, Ayer et al. ve, ), B, 'Caylor nud Esther E. Taylor, $5,070.— Uearga Oleott va, H, B. Monroo, n, B0, 1, W, lirown vs. Mercantile Insurance Compnny of Chicago, 81,002, ~11, B, Clafiln & Co, v, lam Froind, $00:, 41, Surznion Covnr—ConvxssinNs—Ilome Natlonal | DPank va. John A. Staples and Androw J. Gallu- way, $874,—J, V. Farwell & Co, va, F. Knurpam berg, J, A, Octgen and F. M. Brigye, $104. 40, ax JanesoN—A, A, Spragus vs, James J, JUD Bhibley, §268.61. Cincnr Covnr—CoxyresioNs—Martin Waltz vu. H.87.—Erncel Ammon eorge Knuckenmuss, $: 8., I nnr{ Fansur, l,Jofl Rouens—F, C, Lauerbler et al. Loreus 0.—A, Delloss Wiltiam J. Wilsun ot al, ve. W. 1L Junae Davle; Kransz; _vendict, Grebo, 814.—1. verdlct, $16i0.17, Junie McAitisten—E, P, Brooks vs. James 1. 11, 821 , —Ucorge ¥. Yarding u Bollors ve, Albest Crusby, $:3, 500 OILY QAMMON, Special Dispatch 1o Tha Tribune. BT, Paut., Mian,, Dov. I1.~Juilge Nelson, in the United Btates Cireult Court here to-da y i the cuso of the Miunesota Linsced Ol pany vs. the Colller White Leaa Company, made the followlng duclsion: It appears that Jul{ 20, 1875, plalmlit telegraphed defendant asking Lts best offor for s round Jot of linesecd oll. dJduly 80 Qefendant telegraphed offer of tifty-flye conts for 500 barrels, thirty duys, no commission, August delivery. July 31 platnttit tolegraphed his acceptanca of the offer, which was dellvered to defendant Monday morning, Aug, 3.4)Next morulug defendunt clnurnl)hm his aceeptance of the offer with shipping Inatruc. tions, At a later hour of the same day plaintifl mrfiu hed hiswithdrawal of the oller of July 31, which defendant suswered the same day by’ uro fug: * Bale effected before your request to withe druw arrived, When \vlll{ou shipt” Tho mar- ket was at the timie unsettled, prices fluctuating from 50 to 75 cents. The decliion hinges upon the question whether defendant’s tual accept- ance of the contract Aug. 3 was deposited fu the tolegraph-ofico within & reasonabls thac, su as to cousutnmate a contract bluding on the plain- tift. ‘The conclualon s that the delay wus Loo 1ong,—manifestly uujust to the plaintiit,—for it afforded defendant apportunity to take advan- tage of & chauge I the market and accept or oni- refuse the offcr, as would be best for his Inter- ests, Plaint{ll recovers judigment for a halance with interest on a former account withheld hy defendant, clalined as set-off to damages by the above cited withdrawal of plaintifPs oifer. e s CRIME. PRINCETON, ILL. Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. " Princeron, Iil.,, Dec, 11.—The December term of our Clrcuit Court {8 now in _scasion, Judge Leland, of Ottaws, presiding. The docket em- braces 109 law, fity-nine chancery, and twenty- two criinfnal cases, The ease on trial to-day s that of the people ngninst Andrew Hang for alleged rape upon the person of Catherine Ru- diger. The latter testifed that llnpr:f came Jnto her room during the nisht of Oct. 24, 1875, and, after administering chloroform to her, acvom- plished his ourpose. The case will be resumed to-morrow. In the case of Joseph Aultman, hefore Bquire Ballou, chargred with an axeault, with an attempt tocommit rape upon the person of Elizabeth Bmith, sumof the aefendant was bound over Iu the $1,000 to answer, e DELIBERATE MURDER. - Loussvrirg, Ky, Dec. 11.—At Lawrence Creek, near Maysville, Ky., vesterday, Dick Greeae, colored, was murdercd by S8am Taylor, also colored. The two had quarreled concern- Ing some trivial matter, but agreed mutually to forget thelr bad fecling. Taylor eoon after nrosa and left the other, saying, “* We will fix this matter some other time’* Ins few minutes he came back with an ax, znd, rushinj upon Greene, burled the, weapon deep in hi bosom. Tho latter was tr{lnzw escape when struck, and soon died. Taylor fied. EMBEZZLEMENT AND FORGERY. Prrrsouno, Pa., Dec. 11.—Frank Y, Wolf was hrought to this city this evening from Hunting- ton County by 8peuial Agent Isanc Myers, of the Post-Ofllce Department, on & charge of em- bezziewment of fetters ond forgery of penslon checks. He wus cotnmitted by United States Commissioner McCandless In the suw of $3,000 to awalt the term of the United States Court, INDICTMENTS WITHDRAWN, CLEvELAND, O, Dee. 11.—At the session of the Court of Common Pleas at Sandugky, Bat- urday, indictments In all the cases for forgery and embezzlement against Rush B. Sloane, formerly Preaident of the Cincinnatf, Sandusky & Clavcland Ralirond Company, were nolled by the Prosceuting Attorney. % ASSASSINATION. New ORLEANS, La., Dec. 11.—The Pleayune's Vickshurg special says that John P, Briscol, a prominent Democrat, Chancery Clerk of Clay- borne County, was nssaseinated Saturday last while out hunting, two miles from Port Glbson. He was the only witness agalnet the negroes who fired on the Sheriffa potse Oct. 31, E STOLEN TICKETS, OmanA, Nob., Dec. 11,—Fred B. Btrade, of 8t. Louls, was arrested here last Saturday evening on the charge of stealing thirty-seven frat-class tickots fromn St. Louls to 8an Francisco, voiued at §4,408. Ho admitted the cl ond woa taken home by u Coustable this morning. e ——— LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. THE ORLGON MUDDLE. 7o the Editor of The Tribune. WATERLOO, Ia., Dee. 0.—~The Infamous act of the Governor of Oregon In {ssulng o certificate to a defeated Electoral candidate, bas given rise tonmnew complication regarding o matter of vital importance to the nation. All are seeking for the correct solutfon of the numerous vexed questions which have arlsen, aud L therefore submit the following upon the Oregon muddle for criticsm, it it shall be dcemed worthy, A settlement of this Oregon complication would remove all doubt concerning the regularity of the reflurns, showing 185 Electoral votes for Hayes and Wheeler. Presidentinl Electors recelve thelr power and authority from the Natfonal Constitution, but the manner of their a{))cwlnlmml was left to the severel Btatea, It belms fmprobable that all would adopt thoe same mcthod, it becane neces sary to have a gencral law of Congress regulat- ing the return of the Electoral voles, so that the oftiver counting the vote mizlit have somc rule by which lio could determing whether he had o return ** before biin or not. This gen- eral law Is found in the act of March 1, 1792, which provides as follows: Tt shnll be the duty of the Evecative of each State fu caure three fists of the Electors of ench State to be made and certitied, nnd to be delivered to the Electors on or before the day on wwhich they are required by the preceding sections to neet, The Electars ehall make and slgn three certificates of all the vates given by thowm, . . . . and shall annex to each of tha corlificates one of the 1lsts of tho Electors, which ehall have been fur. g{;l‘n:ll tothem by direction of the Executive of the e By this law the reqular roturns are those which have attached to them one of the lists of Elect- ors certiffed by tho Governor of the Statc. The duty devolved upon the Governor is ono mrlsln{; under a law of Congress, and is purely mindaterial, The Statea have no power or con- trol over Presidential Electors, The powers of Electora are derived entlrely from the National Constitution, and their dutics are prescribed by and exercised under the Natloun! *Constitution and taws of Congress solely. ‘The only right which the States can oxorclsa in tho matter of Presidcntial Electors {8 that relating to the manuer of appolutment, aud this right is derived direetly from the National Con- stitutlon, I do not belleve that any of tho above propo- sitious can be Allct‘c!ulu"{' controverted, " Frum them I deduce the foltowlng: 1. Allquestions concerning Prestdential Elect. ors, belng questions arlslog under the Natlonal Constitutfon and Inws, are solely cognizable in the Federal Courts, 2, The duty of the Qovernor under the law being purcly 2 ministoris! one, the Federal Courts, upon umrlwr application, will compel the perforinance of that duty. 4, In this way Gov. Grover may be compelled to {ssue to the Electors of Oregon proper certif- feates, and, in caso of an appeal to the United States Supreins Court, o final declslon upon tho question would be resched. 1t {8 not certaln, howeyer, but that the lnat-named Court woul bave original jursdiction. ‘The Electors huving metand dalloted on the day required by luw, and “cust the vote of the State for Hayes amd Wheoler, nothing remains for them to do but to make proper and legal re- turn of thelr votes. The power of the Electoral Board i not exhausted until they have wmaide such return, Having certificd their vofe there ro- mulns nothing to be done excepting the clerical duty of attucliing thereto tho certified lists ro- quired by law, by mandamus or other appro- printe remedy Gov, Graver bo campelied to fur- nish these lists, they can complete thelr return {morm the thue fixed for counting the Elec- oral voto, This secins to nis one way, at least, of arriviug at u lawful solution of this vexing question. JoL A, GOOD HOUND TALK, To the ‘Bditor af The Tridune. LAwRRNCE, Kan,, Dee. U.—I notice by the dispatches thut the House Commitice on Ap- propriations will appropriste $21,000 to pay the cxpenses of Its Committco to the Bouth, 1 protest aguinst this loss of money, part of which 1 pald, hoplng it would go to the legitimata ex- penses of the Qovernment. I thess men deaive 10 mako a political examivation, let them pay for it. But s for the report of that Commlt- Loe, A compsetent partVy can be got to make It within two duys for 10 per cont of the sum pro- vosed, In polut uf fact, thero Is no necessity for that Commitico Jeaving Washington, Every porson du the land knows to-day substantisll what its repore witl be, The Domocrats wil say there 4 n conaplracy to swindle Mr, Tilden onit of an clection; tal there hus Leen no fn- tridotion, fraud, or bulldozing except by Republicans, widle the Hepublican metnbers of that Commitiee will say that o very larga part of the legitimste Rflnbltcm voie was kept from the polls, aud after the report tho $21,000 will bave been s other thoueands, and we will ust where we are now w10 suy grood resulta, Does any man Democrat or Kepublican, belleve it Waranal J.. Randall bas honesty muu;flx in bls compost- tlon, uot to say suything of his lavk of patriot- fsmn, to make & just report of the staleof af- fairs fu the Bunth to-dayi Je o not belleve ft. I thess political eormorauts want oflice, Jet them pay for it, sod leave the people’s money in the Tressury, whera it bcloufu. Thers Is room for reform fu this appropriation. Rerormen, P, S,—1f there 18 to be “wab," Jet Messrs, Hayes, Wheeler, Thden, and Hendricks bo sot down on an llinols ‘prairie at couveniont distancea apart, srmod with Henry repeating. rifics. llayes, ruther than sco others fight b buttles, would m“l!pth“)lll it might be “"1““ to Mr. Tilden, owing to tho shortness of hls legs. ut and probably JOHN AND DAN. 7o (4 Bdiker of The Triduse, C110400, Dee, 1L.—John M. Corso and Dan Cumeron bad better go und posk thelr heads; 7 after so doing let them try and give a correct so- lution of the followlng problem, It the results are satlsfactory (to them), let them be so Kind an to have them publisbed for thebenefitof thelr famous Reform Asa: If Tilden, Tweed, and Tammany could steal $20,000,000 from the City of New York In twoyears, how much could they steal from the whole United Btates in four years, should they bs so fortunate ns to secure tontrolof it? . CiiARLES NOBLE, Vet. Itcformer, but not under tha sorehead fiag. TIAT SEWER. T the Edlor of The Tribune. Ilrue Pang, Dee. 9.—1 am confldent by what Lnce and hear that the Board of Trustees of Hyde Park are golng to let the Forty-first streot scwer. It strikes me that tho Trustees arc crawding this scwer through sgainst the wishes of the taxpayers of that district. I do not know of but dne tnan west of Vinconnes road, vorth of Forty-scventh street, that wants that sewer. ‘Those men living east of Vincennes ave- ntte have sowers all around them,—a three-foot brick sewer on Forty-third strect, brick sewer on Drexel bouleyard, brick sewer on Forty- accond street from Drexel bonlevard to thelake, and & brick sewer on Oakwood boulevard. Al these scwers arc in this district, and have been paid for by the park tax or town tax. There {8 not a house east of Vincennes road on Forty-firat atreet or Forty-second street bnt what ean draln into one of these sewers with very little expense. There can be tcmpur-:a; plaink sewers put In that will not cost over $4 or 8600 to one street In this district. My firm belief [s that those men that ask for that sewer pay but » small tax, If any. If this lmrro\'cmcnt Is made, it has got to be pald for ont of the town fund, We have no sewers west of the Grand boulevard, north of Forty-seventh street. We have already patd out thousands of dollars for sewers in the Third District, and the moncy has been spent {n_the First and Sccond Dietricts, I thiok we shall have a sewer on For- ty-third strect when a majority of the taxpayers are In favor of it north of Forty-seventh street. It [s no tine for special assessments. % L. W. Brone, THIROVED “SURE CURE." To the Edlior of The Tribune. CnicAco, Dee. 0.—~In yesterday's TRiuNe, some benevolent individual gives a “sure cure’ for catarrh! also for cockroaches! The former conslsta in snufling up the nose a mixtureot saltpetre and sugar, As the price of suzar has advanced considersbly during the past few woeks, and mauy find it difileult in these bard times to obtaln enough to sweeten their coffee, Ict nlone swectening thelr noscs, I would sug- zeat, In the interest of ‘economy, that nstead of wullymhc cockroaches, as recommended, umr utilized (few are aware of the valuable medi- cal properties of this houschold pet) by catch- ing, drylng, pulverizing, aud using them with saltpetre, ns a substitute for sugar. While this will undoubitedly be fully as effectual In catarrh, it will vertalnly prove a'dead “sure? tmngou the cockrouches. M. D, WIHAT DID IB MEAR! v the Editor af The Tribune. Marroox, 1il.,, Dee, 9. —~Judge Trumbull took breakfast here this morning, Ie remarked to the hotel clerk that it was the first ¢ Christian meal” he had had In some time. What could he lrave meant? Where has he been for tho last month? Could it be possible that he wished to convey the {dea that he has been associating with lieathens? Yours, in haste, NEW ORLEANS, —tp—— ROCKFORD. The Tribune tn Rockford—Hayes and Wheeler’s Electlon-—Pensions vs. Poll. Tax—The Little Brown Jug-—-Looking for Cousolatlon—-Outlook in tlie Husinces- ‘World—-Amusements, Beecher, Gough, Banborn, etc. s Bpectal Lwirespondence of The Tribune. Rockrorp, IlL., Dec. 0.—The course of Tar TrBUNE in the late unscttied condition of the Presidential question has met with the most upiversal approbation of the citizens fn this vicinity. While its two morn- fng contemporarics have been viciog with each other In making uncertafutles estab- 1ished facts, Tk TRIBUNS bas placed before its readers tho facts, unembellished with fiction and ungarnished with meaningless and flat head- lines. Your correspondent has frequently seen both Democratsand Republicans leave the Times and Juter-Ocean and cagerly push through the crowd at our city news-stands, and {u vain call for Titibunes, which were Invariably all sold beforchand. ELECTION OF IAYRS AND WAEELER. Politica are measurably quict here uow, and the election of Hayes and Wheeler is looked upon as o settled fact. All the better Demo- crats have given up the {dea of Tilden’s elec- tion, and maoy of them speak in the most un- measurcd terins of the outrage committed by the Governor of Oregzon in withholding the cer- titicates of elcction from the fairly-clected Elect- ors of that State. He will get no sympathy out Lere from cittier party. Wo Lave docided 1o reservo our zuns untll March 4. AN OFRN QUESTION. Tho colloctivo wisdom of Rockford.are juas now engaged in solving the question whethar o man rocelving pension from the Federal Gov- crnment {s exempt from polltax. The ques- tion has arisen from jthe \wholesals arresting of non-payers of poll-tax by the city suthoritics.. As many aa elghty chronle dead-beats buva beon arrested in o day and brought beforo a magis~ trate to show why they sbould not pay poll-tax.. Thig Is anow moveln municipal affairs,and some other clties in the State might try it with profit. ‘Warrants have s magical effect on this class, un- knowan to simple duns. A NEW LITERARY SOCIETT, The * As You Like It Boclety is tho latest nddition to our ltcrary socloties, and s com- sed of young persona with some pretentions n Eoglish literature. A new dramatle society made {ts debut at Brown's Hall Thunda‘v nlfi)ht fn the trama of tho * Little Brown Juz.”’ This assoclation may produce twoorthree fair actors. : PROHIDITORT LIQUOR LAW. The Temperntce party are bardly prepared to pronounce Prohibition the success the sanguine sald it wounld be. The scmi-annual report of the City Marainl shows merely a decrease of two drunks in six months over [ast year,—n ro- silt dearly purchased at $5000 by the city, Muyor Rhondes {s dolog all he can to onforce the law, but the liquor traflic is far from being squelched, [is tem- rauce supporters are now looking to {r, Rhioades for that consolation which Prohibi- tion dues vot afford, and his Honor, while not wishing to shrink from sny mnmnalbmzy. says hio cantiot act as witness, court, polteeman, and all; each case must be proven Ly unimpeachable uvidence, It {8 currently roported that the teading Jady of the Reform Club will be war- rled fns month or two. The object of her affections lias not yet been made public. TIN OUTLOOK VOR BUSINEHS, The Water Power is not running u full force of hands, tior dues the business outlook warrant tho fuctorles in muking thelr usual preparstions for spring trade. There fsa glut In tho mars ket of many things, and until”the busioess of the country {8 mure settled and the policy of the next Governmont koown for certaln, tlings must remain stagnant, - umux? CONGERTS, ETC. Our smugsements for the wiuter will include the Philbarinouics of Boston, John B, Gough, Heory Ward Heecher, and other celebritics, Mr. X, 8, Bunborn, who has epont & good deal of time at the Centennial, kas promised to give our citizons his viows of that fustitution jua serica of lectures at Brown’s Hall. b ——— COTTON CROP_REPORT. Mgxruss, Teun., Dec. 11,—Tho crop report of the Memphis Cotton Exchanze for No- vember shows that 03 per cent of the crop fu this district waa warketed’ Dec. 1, sgainst 45 per cout &t the sume tipie last year, The de- crease fn the total yield is 26 per CLOTHING. BOWERY LOAN OFFICE. $100,000 WORTH OF Men's and Boys' New Clothing, From tho Bowery Loan Ofice, New York, o bu sold to pay advances. OVERCOATS. OVER. COATS, Thoo dTerhm Overcoats of any gra or styloor full suits of w{ deacription or color, wade up in the very latest styles, atone-third their valuy, would by llndyingzlhelr own futerest by calling and ezaminiug o xtenslve Stock, which, 1o close out, must bo Short, Sharp, sud D Work tocover ADVAN i NEW YORK BOWERY LOAN OFFICE. 161 & 163 So. Clark-st., Near Madlson-st., CLICAGO. Y eclalve . AMUSEMENTS. McVICKER’S THEATRE---KELLOGG, ~ GRAND ENGLISH OPERA, Tetnra for a limited number of represontations of this unrivaled nrgmuunn commencing TUESDAY EVENING, DEG, 19, Amerlea’s Great Prima| Mr, O, D, HESS' ans, Hiss Fuglish Opers CLARA LOSE KELLOGD, Company. e/ 3 VATORE. enealay. ‘,S,‘;;"“A" mlp'frrnmw. Friinr A RAUTE RELLOUN WATINRE, o Box-Ofice of ‘the Qrand % riday, Dec, 22, TH LRI AR Bitass £8ln of seats commenced at Lh ‘Theatre Thuraiay, Dee. 14, HAVERLY’S THEATRE, Pormerly liooley's Thestre, Rindolph-st., belwsen Clark sod LaSaile. MAGUIRE & HAVERL WILL E. CHAFMAN, e GAILY ZUIE TROVRAONRE., Woek comiugis: e Sl D g R uscepmtul orsanization, extravaganzs, entited the BROOXK. Clioten murle trom wll the comic operss. Dec. 18 MISS + Box- 3 "“m?u.sox Box-ahect open un Tharsday, Dec.ld HAVERLY’S THEATRE, ' MATINEE BBENEFIT To the families of tha Iata HARRY 8, MURDOCH & CLAUDE BORROUGHS. Victimsof the Nrooklyn disaster, on WEDNESDA Dec. 13, 8t 2 p.in.. tendered b che Management of Thealre sud bulshury's Troubadours, Price—$1, 75¢, and 50c. Ileserved seats for sale new at the box-affice. JAVERLY’S OPERA-HOUSE. MISS NBILSON. MAX STRAROSCH has the pleasare to announos y Armangement, WiLL: the Mandgement of Haver: A AT MISS ADELAIDE NEILSON, England's Representative Shaksperean Artiste, wi Ak her At sppesraace (o Tireq, gean fi C JMOND EVENING, DEC. 18, 1874, Miss Neilaan's Facagement-during which she wil have the support of Mr. Eben Plympton, from the New York Theatrea—Is to cxiend over ONE WEEK ONLY, MeVICKER'S THEATRE, LABT WEEK OF MR. & MRS, W, J. FLORENCE, 18 thelr successful Amertean Comedy, the Hon. Rardwell Siot e Comedy autccess A JORITY. Next week, RELLOGG'S ENGLISH 0F] T Breparatton. Siarrie 1n lascs and Obr Doye. ADELPUI THEATRE. ‘The Largest Theatre, An unapproschable The Greatest mlzlucuon nr‘:vuu. B Company, and ’ROGRAMME, Cheapest Prices,| Matinees Wednesdays and Saturdsys,—25 aad 25, 60, 75 cents. |50 cents. COLISEUM, Monday, Dec. 11, and during the week, The Great Hliaco Combination! The Finest Oymnasta in the World, together with an Entire Kew Company of Yoty Fopular Artists. 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